Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Discord

means severance of hearts (Latin, discorda). It is the opposite of concord, the coming together of hearts. In music it means disagreement of sounds, as when a note is followed by another which is disagreeable to a musical ear. (See Apple.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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